The Cotuit Kettleers pulled even with Hyannis in the race for the second annual Barnstable Patriot Cup with a 4-3 win over the Mets at Lowell Park. The Kets won the darkness-shortened contest on a bases-loaded, walk-off sacrifice fly by Michael Hollander in the bottom of the eighth inning of yet another close contest between the crosstown rivals.

"Every game we play against Hyannis is that way," Cotuit manager Mike Roberts said afterward.

Crusaders have title in their sights The Cape Cod Crusaders are leading their division and taking aim for the playoffs -- and a championship -- as they head into the final month of the season.

The Cape's men's soccer team of college players has an 8-2 record, good for first place in the nine-team Northeast Division of United Soccer Leagues' Premier Development League.

College Sailor of the Year returns to thank maiden port It takes a village to raise a baby. It probably takes a bit more than that to raise an Olympian.

Would-be Olympian and 2005 College Sailor of the Year Mikee Anderson- Mitterling showed his thanks to Barnstable for the town's part in his development, hosting a pair of youth sailing clinics in Hyannisprot and Hyannis.

For Anderson-Mitterling, "it all started right here, in Barnstable and Hyannisport," he said. "It's really nice to come back to where it all started. It's nice to see that sailing is still going strong."

Barnstable takes Cape Senior Babe Ruth title

The Barnstable Senior Babe Ruth team won its first Cape championship in five years, beating Yarmouth-Dennis 6-4 before trouncing defending champion Upper Cape 11-1 in the final.